30 ITALIAN GRAMMAR 4. Di che cosa parla il maestro ? 5. — Egli parla di molte cose. 6. Parliamo e leggiamo; poi scriviamo mentre egli detta. 7. Oggi leggiaino in nn nuovo libro di lettura. 8, Che legge Lei? 9. —Leggo un raceonto. 10. IB il rac- conto d'un povero ragazm 11. Chi Isgge poi ? 12. — Poi un altro alunno legge, e i ragazzi e le ragazze ascoltano. 13. n maestro prende nn pezzo di gesso e scrive una parola. 14. Gli ahinni guardano la lavagna e scrivono la stessa parola. 15. Scrivono con la penna. 16. Carlo scrive con la matita. 17, Questi ragazzi sono molto studiosi e imparano. 18. E italiano il maestro? 19. — II maestro e americano. 20. Ecco il fratello di Maria. 21. £ un piccolo ragazzo. 22. Ha altri fratelli Maria? 23. —Maria ha molti fratelli. 24. Anche i fratelli di Maria sono in questa scuola. C. 1. First we recite, then we speak Italian. 2. Today we re- cite a new poem. 3, Who memorizes the poem? 4. —The pupils memorize the poem. 5, Have these boys the reader? 6. — They have the reader, $nd the reading begins. 7. We read a new story today. 8. [It]1 is the story of a poor girl. 9. Is this girl American ? 10. — This girl is Italian. 11. She is a little girl. 12. The pupils close the books and listen to the teacher. 13. He takes a pencil. 14. He shows the pencil to a pupil (fern.). 15. What is this, Helen? 16. Helen speaks Italian, D. L Who are these boys? 2. —These are the same boys, Charles and John. 3. They are very active and very studious. 4* They listen to the teacher and learn many things. 5, Helen also is studious. 6. While the teacher speaks, she writes the new words hi an exercise book. 7. Then I read. 8. Are you listening, Mary? 9. Mary is listening;, and the other pupils also are listen- ing. 10. I am reading a little story. 11, The story speaks of a poor boy* 12. It begins with a little poem. 13. Afterward tbe teacher dictates, and we write. 14. With what are the pupils writing? 13. —They are writing with pen and ink. 16. Here is a mistake, John. 17. The teacher shows the mistake to John. i Omit words in brackets.